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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
1
Iowa notes report that a government tested group will receive three months of rest before resuming work with adulterated food. The Zeigler polar expedition leaves Trondhjem for Franz Josef Land and the north pole. A Reading preacher traveled 8,000 miles and $1,000 to learn that all women are vain and that a model wife is hard to find.
The article notes a dangerous royal line in Servia with the assassination of King Michael and the abdication of King Milan, leading to Alexander facing turmoil. It contrasts with Sioux women in South Dakota suing their husbands for divorce, signaling advances in women’s rights within Indigenous communities.
Financiers in New York project a bank with 100 million dollars in capital to finance large corporations and conduct general banking. The plan frames the venture as providing relief amid a market heavy with undigested securities.
Pay parties, where each guest covers own expenses, gain popularity in England. As communication and transport improve, social hospitality grows more inconsistent and unreliable.
Sixty five agricultural colleges with 2000 instructors and 20000 students join 60 experimental stations and over 700 experts to create an exhibit for the Louisiana Purchase exposition, aimed at the millions involved in agriculture and related fields.
Maj James B Pond died in New York from complications after a minor operation. He was hailed as a second Barnum in enterprising and original business methods and led more successful concert and lecture tours than any other American, with wide ties to celebrities worldwide.
The passage notes that men in weddings often fade from attention while the bride dominates coverage. It compares grooms briefly to players in sports or executives in business, arguing they are temporarily obscured and forgotten as the wedding takes center stage.
At the Wiel banquet Emperor William spoke kindly to the American people and for the first time saw the flag of the president of the United States. The flag, blue with the coat of arms, adorned the dining room where the dinner was held.
The Cedric, a 700 foot long White Star liner of 21 000 tons, is surpassed by Hamburg America plans for a 725 foot vessel around 25 000 tons. The new liner will feature a root garden, a top promenade deck, and a room for wireless telegraphy, as progress continues to erode quiet seaside life.
A London show featuring Negro specialties performed before King Edward Queen Alexandra and the Prince of Wales. The royal party laughed at the cake walk and other American acts, and an artist noted they enjoyed entertaining the royals as much as they enjoyed being entertained.
The piece notes the rapid rise and swift disappearance of liquid air in public interest. It recalls Prof. Trippler's demonstration of liquid air as a perpetual motion solution and observes it faded from attention over the past one to two years as a scientific novelty on lectures.
A life prisoner in the Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus after 23 years in confinement was permitted by the warden to pass beyond the walls to glimpse an electric car for the first time. The author reflects on the gulf between prison life and a world of advancing technology and pace.
A yearly report summaries patent grants 33 229 and applications 54 256 with receipts 1 591 251. Postal deficit seen at 4 617 208 while prior year stood at 2 961 170. Baron Speck von Sternburg named ambassador to Washington. Navy orders Wisconsin Albany Cincinnati and Raleigh to reinforce Evans squadron in China.
The New York port reported imports of precious stones for the recent fiscal year totaling over 27.5 million dollars the heaviest on record. Also noted are wartime probe into Senator Proctor of Vermont over tombstone contracts, a deadly New York storm, and scores from major leagues as of the week ending the 5th.
The party affirmes A B Cummins for governor John Herriott for lieutenant governor Charles A Bishop for supreme judge David J Palmer for railroad commissioner and F J Riggs for superintendent of schools. The platform backs Roosevelt renomination and protection tariffs amid varied national and regional events.
Fire at Hammond Packing in St. Joseph Missouri causes 1.5 million dollars in damage. Two men die and about a dozen are injured. Former Missouri Governor Stevens accuses Col Fd Butler of offering 20 000 dollars for his son s excise commissioner appointment.
An appeal from Bulgaria seeks international restraint to prevent a clash with Turkey. Exports from Berlin to the United States totaled 9,411,417 dollars for the fiscal year, up 1,196,809 from the prior year. Over fifty Haitians, including ex President Firmin and Gen. Salnave, are banished for life by court order. Havana hosts signing of naval base and coaling station treaties placing Pines isle under Cuban sovereignty. Jenatzy wins Irish auto race for Germany in 6 hours 36 minutes 9 seconds. two cars wrecked, no fatalities. Russian foreign office warns the United States against offering aid to Jewish petitioners. German foreign office denies Cuba indemnity claims. Britain and Japan urge Russia to evacuate Manchuria.
Seven people were killed and twenty seriously hurt when a mob attacked the county jail at Evansville Indiana in a fierce battle with a local militia company. The incident followed a desperate assault by the mob on the jail.
A condensation of diverse items notes the bubonic plague in India continues with no relief after six years. Other briefs cover the German American teachers convention in Erie, Harvard graduate J W Gross turning ninety five, Diaz starting Pantheon works in Mexico, and various diplomatic and economic items.
Rome July 7 Pope Leo XIII rests softly through the night and takes nourishment as bishops and doctors monitor his condition The bulletin reports stationary status after hours of chloroform induced sleep and renewed apparent vitality He receives extreme unction after 10 pm and prepares for final journey with calm faith in divine mercy
Springfield obituary reports James S Hambaugh a veteran publisher editor died at home aged 62. He began in 1870 as proprietor editor of the Mt. Sterling Gazette and later guided the Jacksonville Democrat and Springfield Journal. He served as business manager of the Journal until his death.
Dispatches report the drowning of A S Wright Jr in Woodstock a state charity board member’s son. In Denver a stenographer Ferdinand Voorhees killed himself days after marriage. Bonham notes Red River flood rising ten feet with missing people and crop damage. Kentucky governor spares life of two murderers slated for July 24 execution. Vita Conta saved by a fire but sustains severe burns to himself and three children are critically ill.
The Republican state convention at Des Moines nominated a full ticket by acclamation except for state superintendent where F J Riggs won on the third ballot. Gubernatorial candidate A B Cummins, Lieutenant Governor John Herriott, Supreme Judge Charles A Bishop, Railroad Commissioner David J Palmer, all Des Moines or nearby, with Riggs from Sigourney.
Havana reports two treaties signed reaffirming Cuban sovereignty over the Isle of Pines and perpetual occupation of Guantanamo and Bahia Honda naval and coaling bases. The pacts protect American residents’ rights, guarantee property and judicial privileges, and note nominal rent and U.S. financial support for land purchases.
Washington July 2 August W Machen three indictments for accepting a bribe in government contracts for letter box fasteners was arraigned before Justice Pritchard pleading not guilty with demurrer to be filed by July 20. Groff brothers indicted with Machen also pleaded not guilty and will be tried at the fall term beginning October. In other brief items a six year old boy burned to death with his mother dying later, three men shot in an Iron Mountain affray, and a Haitian banishment order affecting over 50 men including Firmin and Salnave. A $50,000 gift to Pomona College by Dr D K Pearsons was announced. A Lancaster Ohio train killed a family at a grade crossing. Berlin Kiel reports 105 American sailors deserted after the fleet departure.
Jeannette Pennsylvania July 7 20 persons dead 16 missing after Calford park dam broke. Valley wrecked $1500000 property loss with widespread unemployment. Volunteers scoured wreckage along the railroad embankment and creek for missing residents as bodies were recovered. Further finds likely as search continues.
Oyster Bay July 6 a nine and a half minute round the world message to President Roosevelt marked the opening of the new American Pacific cable. The dispatch ran from New York to the Azores Gibraltar Suez Hong Kong Manila and back via Guam Midway Honolulu to Oyster Bay. Earlier a telegraphic greeting from Roosevelt to Clarence H. Mackay flashed around the globe in twelve minutes and Taft Manila exchanged greetings with Mackay as the system linked distant lines.
Fire at Hammond packing plant in St Joseph Missouri destroyed the main building with losses estimated up to 1.5 million dollars insured. Two men died including a fire marshal suspected as Charles Miller. Three injured, stockyards threatened, nearby plants saved. carcasses and oleo burned.
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